Steven Spielberg is accused of poaching dinosaur after Facebook users are fooled by 'Jurassic Park' photoA photo showing the director posing with a mechanical triceratops on the set of ‘Jurassic Park’ went viral after people denounced him for killing the creature.BY Kirthana RamisettiNEW YORK DAILY NEWSPublished: Friday, July 11, 2014, 1:31 PMUpdated: Friday, July 11, 2014, 1:31 PM

A Facebook post that jokingly alleged that director Steven Spielberg killed a dinosaur went viral after many people thought the photo was of a real kill.

Steven Spielberg has been accused of slaughtering an animal — except his alleged victim is already extinct.

The Oscar-winning director was denounced on Facebook for killing a dinosaur after Jay Branscomb posted a photo of him on his social media account Sunday. The picture showed Spieberg posing with a mechanical triceratops, which was taken on the set of 1993’s “Jurassic Park.”

“Disgraceful photo of recreational hunter happily posing next to a triceratops he just slaughtered,” Branscomb joked in a Facebook post that has since gone viral. “Please share so the world can name and shame this despicable man.”